8/10/07

So, funny story...most of you know we have a 1990 Corolla that Tom drives all the time and we have had for 12 years. It has been a great car and has survived 2 transmission replacements among other things. A few weeks ago I was driving the car home from a meeting, on the freeway, and I was thinking what a great car this has been for us and how happy I am that it has lasted so long...BAM it started making a loud rattling noise that kept getting louder and louder. Luckily, I was right at my exit when the car exploded! Literally! It sounded like the engine fell out of the car, and I know something DID fall out because I drove over it! Exactly when that happened the car filled with thick smoke and smoke poured out of the front AND back of the car...of course I immediately panic thinking I am going to be toast in a few seconds and get out of the car as fast as I can! The ironic thing in this whole situation is that nobody stopped to help me! Did I mention it was 8:30 pm?? Ok, one more funny thing is that on my way to the meeting I had that fateful night a car in front of me broke down and I got out to help, even though it was 2 men! I was all proud of myself and thought that karma would be good to me in the future...Tom says in this situation it's "car-ma". So isn't that funny that no one stopped to help a woman by herself, at night, with an exploding car!!!!???? I can laugh now but it really isn't funny because we have no car! :( I had the car towed to Tunex to see if there was any hope and went in the next day to talk to someone...the Tunex guy just laughed and said, "Do you really want to know?" So I guess when a Toyota dies it dies HARD!

8/2/07

I am scared to start teaching again! In just a few weeks I will have 13 special needs students (and their parents) to teach/take care of. Not to mention leaving my 3 yr. old with a babysitter (whom I adore). I think that I have a harder time separating from Summer than she does of me! At least my job is very rewarding and coincides with my kids schedule. Also, I am looking forward to being at the same school as my kids...I can keep an eye on them AND their teachers!!

Quotables

Sydney- I asked if she was going to live with her BFF Alayna in college. She looked at me sadly and said, "No because I am going to BYU and she wants to go to Brigham Young University."Oh her joy when I explained it was the same school! Kids are so cute!Zack- I wanted to buzz his hair and he said, "NO, I don't want to look bald like Daddy."Summer- Whenever she gets in trouble she says, "You're not my mom. I want my other mom." What in the world...Summer- While we were driving Summer was playing with a wrapper and said to Tom, "Daddy, is this disturbing you?" She definitely knows her dad!Summer-I was getting her shoes on and asked if she wanted to wear socks, she said, "Yes, or I'll be cold." I said, "You won't be cold, it's hot now, it's summertime." She said, "It's ME time???" I laughed really hard!Sydney-"Mom, you should get paid the most, because you have the hardest job in the whole school." (thanks Sydney)Sydney- after she got sick she said, "mom, do I have swine flu? Am I going to die?" do you think they've scared the kids enough yet???Zack- saying his prayers, "Bless that we'll keep Buddy and Gir, and that I will get a brother..."(me too Zack, me too...)Tom- came into our room with a sheepish look on his face..."I did something bad..." and proceeded to show me Savannah's poncho (knit by Grandma) that he washed and PUT in the dryer...it may fit a doll now. He felt sick about it and I felt so bad for him! Poor guy, he's been doing all the laundry so I couldn't get mad at him!